mayoigame | WEEK TWO

WEEK TWO - MINGLE

SURVIVORS: 18

Has it really been only a week since you found yourself in this place? But just like that, the days have come and gone, and five of your number have been lost. The space seems a little larger, less claustrophobic. By mid-afternoon on Sunday, after the execution, guests will also realise that the hotel is once again pristine thanks to the work of the ever-present faceless and nameless staff members, and the elevators are all in working order again.

Something is peculiar about your rooms, though -- something you may notice after you come back from the execution. Your desks now have a different Polaroid camera on them. This time, each resident gets one with a total of 10 film each. Film for these cameras in particular can be refilled in the gift shop. For Kurama in particular, the camera is larger and built so that he's able to (somewhat) see through the lenses and hit a button with his nose to take the photo. What differentiates these cameras from the ones you received last week is for you to find out.

At precisely 8AM on Monday morning, the fog recedes slightly, allowing just the slightest hint of sunlight to peek through. There is a gentle sea breeze, comfortable weather in every feasible way.

Rise and shine, everyone, it's time to make the day yours, just like the rest of the week. Better enjoy it while it lasts.

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OOC: Welcome to your Week 2 log! There are a couple of new locations you should check out, and any other changes or small events will be marked out in the top-levels below. Murder proposals for this week are due by 12PM EST Monday, and please feel free to submit proposals for later weeks as well if you would like! We will also be running a CYOA event this week - please see the link for more details!

Don't forget that Activity Check is due by Tuesday at 6PM EST!

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It's normal to space out sometimes. I do it too, so don't feel ashamed.

[ Yeah, she does. She really does. ]

You do?

[ That actually surprises him. He did see her spacing out when he came in, but that was a hallucination… ]

Sometimes, I feel like I don't want to be here.

[ Though she means "here" as in general, not just the murder hotel. ]

[ Ah. He knows exactly what she means. ]

…I see. [ He pauses. ] I understand the feeling. I’ve wished to not be where I was countless times.

Mm. I can tell... you've been through many of those situations.

[ ... ]

For me, I was just... really tired.

Because of all your responsibilities?

[ Since he knows Iria has had a lot, what with her family. ]

That too.

[ So, kinda. ]

... I suppose this is a given with prospering families, but they all have dark secrets they'd never want others to find out, even their own children.

…Was it those dark secrets that made you feel that way?

[ Because, yeah. He gets it. He really does. ]

... Yes.

[ Iria would normally take those secrets to the grave, but some are more grave than others. Since Yuki knows the bigger part of it, she might as well tell him. ]

My ex... who was initially my fraternal twin brother, was sold to a family. Upon his birth, they changed his place with a stillborn to make it seem as if he died, so my mother didn't even know he was still alive. This transaction was strictly between my father and the other family. I believe it's only my father, the other family, my ex, and I who know about this.

[ It's a fucking load, so it's easy to see why. ]

…I’m sorry, Iria. That’s difficult to learn about your parents.

[ He pauses. That’s hard to hear, and if he loved his parents, he doesn’t know how he would feel about it either. ]

My mother sold me to the head of the family for status. I know it isn’t easy to come to terms with.

Mm. That's why you don't have a good relationship with prestige.

[ She's mostly calm about it anyway, despite having told a really big secret and being reminded that Yuki had experienced something similar. ]

Though, no one should experience that. Lives aren't... something you place monetary value on or anything similar.

They aren’t. Treating people like that just because you have status…

[ He shakes his head. This is why he has such a complicated relationship with his family. They place their status on money and the curse. ]

How… do you feel about your parents, now that you know that?

[ What her father did went against everything Iria stood for. Despite having long known that, she has stated that her family was her main priority, even if she didn't talk about her parents as much. They were still included, but she always had mixed feelings about them. Even if it weren't for this secret, there were so much more that she'd die with. ]

... I love my family.

[ Iria says quietly. ]

That... has never changed. This includes my parents. I won't excuse their actions, but I'd still do anything for them if I had to.

[ Yuki looks at her for a long moment. ]

I understand. You can’t help it if you care about them. Feelings are like that.

[ There are family members he still loves despite how they treated him in the past. There is a part of him that still loves Akito too. ]

Despite... everything, I suppose, they raised me, and I think they did a good job. I have good traits and bad traits, but I think the good outweighs the bad. Likewise, it's much easier to think of it that way regarding my parents. Though, you're correct. Feelings are complicated.

I get it.

[ He thinks it over. The good outweighing the bad, huh? ]

With my mother, it’s the opposite. The bad has always outweighed the good, even if she was nice to me when I was very young. Even now, I’m still a pawn.

[ He lets out a small sigh. ]

My brother, Ayame, I think is similar to how you feel about your parents. He abandoned me when I needed him too, but he’s trying to make up for it. [ … ] Even if he’s annoying.

He realized what he did was wrong, and is trying to amend.

[ ... ]

I think... that's the greatest form of acceptance that the wrongdoer can do.

It is.

[ He smiles a little. ]

The way he looked at me as he smacked my hand away and turned around haunted me for a long time. But now… he actually tries to look out for me, especially when it comes to our mom.

I might never call him “big brother” or anything like that, but… I can move on from what happened before.

Yes... you can.

[ It makes Iria want to give him another hug, so she does, and it's tight too. ]

I'm glad you can start to move on. It's not very easy to do that in the first place, so that's why... I think you're strong too, Yuki.

[ He hugs her back, still smiling. ]

…I’ve never thought of myself as strong, but hearing it from someone else like this? I think I can start to believe it.

[ Especially from someone like Iria, who he thinks possesses a lot of strength. ]

That's good, because I... want you to believe...

[ Iria's getting sleepy, which means curfew is hitting. She ends up falling asleep while hugging him. gj ]

[ He’s starting to feel the sleepiness hit him too, but before it does, he just barely manages to get Iria onto her bed.

Then he crashes facedown on the floor next to it. ]

WEEK TWO - MINGLE

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cw incest, stillborns, people being sold im sorry for all these

cw child neglect and people being sold

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